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Logtalk - Object oriented extension to Prolog
Release 2.16.2
Copyright (c) 1998-2004 Paulo Moura. All Rights Reserved.
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CONTENTS
1. License
2. Home of Logtalk package
3. Registration
4. Support
5. Installation
6. Documentation
7. Upgrading
8. Citations
9. Contributions
1. LICENSE
The overall copyright and permission notice for Logtalk can be found in
the LICENSE file in this directory. Logtalk follows the Artistic License 2.0.
The copyright notice and license applies to all files in this release
(sources, documentation and examples) unless otherwise explicitly stated.
2. HOME OF LOGTALK PACKAGE
The latest release of the Logtalk package is always available at the
URL:
http://www.logtalk.org/
At this address you can also find useful documentation and information
about Logtalk.
3. REGISTRATION
To register as a Logtalk user either use the registration form found at
the Logtalk web site or send an email message to:
registration@logtalk.org
with the following information:
email address, full name, organization, organization type
(education, commercial, government,...), prolog compilers used (optional),
platforms (mac, pc, unix,...) (optional)
4. SUPPORT
Logtalk support is available for registered users via email to
support@logtalk.org.
At the URL http://www.logtalk.org/bugs.html you can find a list of
known problems and download bug fixes. The latest news about Logtalk are
available at the URL http://www.logtalk.org/news.html.
There is also a mailing list, logtalk, used to announce new releases and
bug fixes and for discussion between Logtalk users, that you can subscribe.
For instructions on how to subscribe open the web page:
http://sagitta.ci.uc.pt/mailman/listinfo.cgi/logtalk
or send an email message to:
logtalk-request@list-serv.ci.uc.pt
with just the word "help" in the subject or in the message body.
5. INSTALLATION
Installing Logtalk is just a matter of uncompressing/unpacking the
distribution archive file for your operating system. You can install
Logtalk in any directory that you find convenient.
See the user manual for a description of the source files organization and
for installing/using instructions (to read the user manual open the file
manuals/index.html with a web browser). Most files are formatted using
four-space tabs.
In Unix and Unix-like systems you may want to define an environment variable
named $LOGTALKHOME pointing to the Logtalk installation for use with your
Prolog compilers. If you use a csh shell, add the following line to your
.cshrc file:
setenv LOGTALKHOME "/your/installation/directory/lgt2162"
If you use a bash shell, add the following lines to your .profile file:
LOGTALKHOME="/your/installation/directory/lgt2162"
export LOGTALKHOME
6. DOCUMENTATION
The reference and user manuals and the tutorial are provided in XHTML format
and are contained in the manuals directory.
PDF versions of all documentation are also available as a separated download
from the Logtalk web site. The PDF files include page numbers, index and a
table of contents and are available for printing in both A4 and US Letter
paper formats.
The file RELEASE_NOTES contains descriptions of the changes made in
Logtalk since the first public version. Read it carefully if you have
been using a previous Logtalk version.
The file QUICK_START provides quick instructions for those of you in a hurry
to run Logtalk, provided that your favorite Prolog compiler is supported.
7. UPGRADING
If you have been using a previous Logtalk version read the file UPGRADING for
instructions on how to upgrade your programs to run under this new version.
8. CITATIONS
If you want to cite Logtalk in your publications, please consult the file
BIBLIOGRAPHY for BibTeX references.
9. CONTRIBUTIONS
Contributions, constructive criticisms, code, and suggestions are always
welcome. If you want to contribute to this project, drop me a line to the
support address given above.
Happy Logtalking!
Paulo Moura
pmoura@logtalk.org
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